Westhouses

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Westhouses is a village in Derbyshire, situated close to the town of Alfreton. It is in the Bolsover district of the county. The village centre is at grid reference SK 423 579 GB; latitude/longitude N53:07:00,W1:22:08; post code area DE55 5AA.


The village is situated close to the Erewash Valley railway line. Until the 1980s, there was a locomotive shed at Westhouses, with a branch line heading towards the nearby villages of Tibshelf and Teversal. The sheds allocated locomotives working trains from collieries in the northern reaches of the Nottinghamshire Coalfield.

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Locomotives serviced by the shed included, British Rail Class 08, 20, 47 and 56. Classes 25, 45, and 58 also visited the shed.

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